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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hrs.) 

Health Departments ................ Institutional awareness and commitment survey ................... 8 1 28/60 

Partner Organizations ............. Institutional awareness and commitment survey ................... 75 1 28/60 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Center for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10499] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information (including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information) and to allow 

60 days for public comment on the 

proposed action. Interested persons are 

invited to send comments regarding our 

burden estimates or any other aspect of 

this collection of information, including 

any of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 8, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number (OCN). To be 

assured consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send your 

comments electronically to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) that are accepting 

comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: 

CMS, Office of Strategic Operations 

and Regulatory Affairs, Division of 

Regulations Development, Attention: 

Document Identifier/OMB Control 

Number _________, Room C4–26–05, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Paperwork

ReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Contents 

This notice sets out a summary of the 

use and burden associated with the 

following information collections. More 

detailed information can be found in 

each collection’s supporting statement 

and associated materials (see 

ADDRESSES). 

CMS–10499 Public Health Agency/

Registry Readiness To Support 

Meaningful Use 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of 

information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 

includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires 

federal agencies to publish a 60-day 

notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, before 

submitting the collection to OMB for 

approval. To comply with this 

requirement, CMS is publishing this 

notice. 

Information Collections 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Public Health 

Agency/Registry Readiness to Support 

Meaningful Use; Use: The Medicare and 

Medicaid Electronic Health Record 

(EHR) Incentive Programs provide 

incentives for the meaningful use of 

Certified Electronic Health Record 

Technology (CEHRT). We defined 

meaningful use as a set of objectives and 

measures in either Stage 1 or Stage 2 

depending on how long an eligible 

provider has participated in the 

program. Both Stage 1 (3 objectives) and 

Stage 2 (5 objectives) of meaningful use 

contain objectives and measures that 

require eligible providers to determine 

the readiness of public health agencies 

and registries to receive electronic data 

from CEHRT. Public comments on the 

notice of proposed rulemaking for Stage 

2 of meaningful use (77 FR 13697) 

asserted that the burden for each 

individual eligible provider to 

determine the readiness of multiple 

public health agencies and registries 

could be nearly eliminated if we were 

to maintain a database on the readiness 

of public health agencies and registries. 

In the final rule for Stage 2 of 

meaningful use (77 FR 53967), we 

agreed that the burden on eligible 

providers, public health agencies and 

registries would be greatly reduced and 

established that we would create such a 

database and it would serve as the 

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definitive information source for 

determining public health agency and 

registry readiness to receive electronic 

data associated with the public health 

meaningful use objectives. The 

information will be made publicly 

available on the CMS Web site 

(www.cms.gov/EHRincentiveprograms) 

in order to provide a centralized 

repository of this information to eligible 

providers and eliminate there multiple 

individual inquiries to multiple public 

health agencies and registries. Form 

Number: CMS–10499 (OCN: 0938— 

New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private sector—Business or other 

for-profits and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

250; Total Annual Responses: 250; Total 

Annual Hours: 83. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Kathleen Connors de Laguna at 410– 

786–2256.) 

Dated: February 4, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy Director, Regulations Development 

Group, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10512] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Correction 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including any of the 

following subjects: (1) The necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by March 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Paperwork

ReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of 

information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 

includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies 

to publish a 30-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension or 

reinstatement of an existing collection 

of information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, CMS is 

publishing this notice that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection (Request for 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Direct Service 

Workforce (DSW) Resource Center (RC) 

Core Competencies (CC) Survey 

Instrument; Use: This survey is part of 

Phase IIIB of the Direct Service 

Workforce (DSW) Resource Center’s 

(RC) Road Map of Core Competencies 

(CC) for the DSW. The collected data 

will be used by the DSW RC’s, states, 

direct service agencies and other 

partners interested in implementing the 

core competencies. The target 

populations for the surveys include 

DSW professionals, front line 

supervisors and managers, agency 

administrators and directors, 

participants and families/guardians, and 

self-advocates. 

The overall purpose of this survey is 

to confirm and validate that the DSW 

RC’s set of core competencies are 

relevant and applicable to actual direct 

service workers, their employers and 

their participants. Information gained 

from the survey will lend credibility to 

the set of core competencies. As the 

population of older adults with longterm services and supports needs grow, 

more emphasis will be placed on the 

DSW and a universally accepted set of 

core competencies such as that 

produced by the DSW RC would 

increase retention, agility and capacity 

of the workforce. 

CMS, in collaboration with the DSW 

RC, will use the resources and tools 

developed and refined through this 

project to develop a Direct Service 

Workforce set of Core Competencies 

web-based toolkit that will be made 

available to all states and territories. It 

will also establish the core competency 

set in the public domain and provide 

technical assistance to promote the 

development of specializations within 

each sector. Form Number: CMS–10512 

(OCN: 0938—New); Frequency: Once; 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, Private sector (Business or 

other for-profits and Not-for-profit 

institutions), and State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

4,800; Total Annual Responses: 4,800; 

Total Annual Hours: 2,400. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Kathryn King at 410–786–1283.) 

Dated: February 4, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy Director, Regulations Development 

Group, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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